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CVE-2017-8686

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 27.50% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-09-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Windows. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 27.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2017-8686
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
27.50%
Windows

Original NVD Description

The Windows Server DHCP service in Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to either run arbitrary code on the DHCP failover server or cause the DHCP service to become nonresponsive, due to a memory corruption vulnerability in the Windows Server DHCP service, aka "Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

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